A method for preparing a semiconductor device includes: providing a semiconductor substrate, in which a trench is formed on the semiconductor substrate, a filling layer is formed in the trench, and a void is formed in the filling layer; removing a portion of the filling layer to expose the void; forming a plug, in which the plug is configured to plug the void and extends into the void by at least a preset distance; and removing a portion of the filling layer and remaining the plug with at least a preset height until the filling layer reaches a preset thickness to form a contact hole.
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19. A semiconductor device, comprising:
a semiconductor substrate, wherein a support layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a trench is formed in the support layer;
a filling layer, wherein the filling layer fills a portion of the trench, and a void is formed in the filling layer; and
a plug formed in the trench and at least partially extending into the void,
wherein a depth h of the plug extending into the void and a depth h of the void satisfy: ⅔H≤h≤¾H.
1. A method for preparing a semiconductor device, comprising:
providing a semiconductor substrate, wherein a trench is formed on the semiconductor substrate, a filling layer is formed in the trench, and a void is formed in the filling layer;
removing a portion of the filling layer to expose the void;
forming a plug, wherein the plug is configured to plug the void and extends into the void by at least a preset distance; and
removing a portion of the filling layer and remaining the plug with at least a preset height until the filling layer reaches a preset thickness to form a contact hole.
15. A semiconductor device, comprising:
a semiconductor substrate, wherein a support layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a trench is formed in the support layer;
a filling layer, wherein the filling layer fills a portion of the trench, and a thickness a of the filling layer and a depth b of the trench satisfy: ⅓b a ½b;
an adhesion layer formed on a surface of the filling layer and arranged in the trench;
a first conductive layer formed on a surface of the adhesion layer and a surface of the support layer; and
a second conductive layer formed in the first conductive layer and filling the trench.
2. The method for preparing the semiconductor device of
3. The method for preparing the semiconductor device of
4. The method for preparing the semiconductor device of
depositing a silicon nitride material layer on a surface of the filling layer and in the void;
removing the silicon nitride material layer on the surface of the filling layer; and
remaining a silicon nitride material in the void to form the plug.
5. The method for preparing the semiconductor device of
removing a portion of a side wall of the trench.
6. The method for preparing the semiconductor device of
7. The method for preparing the semiconductor device of
removing the plug; and
forming a wire connection structure in the contact hole, wherein the wire connection structure comprises an adhesion layer, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer.
8. The method for preparing the semiconductor device of
9. The method for preparing the semiconductor device of
10. The method for preparing the semiconductor device of
forming the adhesion layer on a surface of the filling layer;
forming the first conductive layer on a surface of the adhesion layer and a side surface of the contact hole; and
forming the second conductive layer on a surface of the first conductive layer to fill the contact hole.
11. The method for preparing the semiconductor device of
sputtering a metal material on the surface of the filling layer, and performing a rapid thermal annealing process to form the adhesion layer on the surface of the filling layer.
12. The method for preparing the semiconductor device of
13. The method for preparing the semiconductor device of
14. The method for preparing the semiconductor device of
16. The semiconductor device of
17. The semiconductor device of
18. The semiconductor device of
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This is a continuation application of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2021/099856 filed on Jun. 11, 2021, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202010811395.9 filed on Aug. 13, 2020. The disclosures of these applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
A wire connection method between a transistor and a capacitor of a Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM) is typically a polycrystalline silicon-metal plug connection method. When the process scales down, the dimension shrinks accordingly, and the performance of connection resistance and the contact surface between polycrystalline silicon and metal is important.
The present disclosure relates generally to the technical field of semiconductors, and more specifically to a semiconductor device and a method for preparing the semiconductor device.
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for preparing a semiconductor device, so that the formation of a V-shaped silicon oxide surface can be avoided, and the conductivity of the semiconductor device can be improved.
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for preparing a semiconductor device, which includes the following operations. A semiconductor substrate is provided, in which a trench is formed on the semiconductor substrate, a filling layer is formed in the trench, and a void is formed in the filling layer. A portion of the filling layer is removed to expose the void. A plug is formed, in which the plug is configured to plug the void and extends into the void by at least a preset distance. A portion of the filling layer is removed, and the plug with at least a preset height is remained until the filling layer reaches a preset thickness to form a contact hole.
An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate, in which a support layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a trench is formed in the support layer; a filling layer, in which the filling layer fills a portion of the trench, and a thickness a of the filling layer and a depth b of the trench satisfy: ⅓b≤a≤½b; an adhesion layer formed on a surface of the filling layer and arranged in the trench; and a first conductive layer formed on a surface of the adhesion layer and a surface of the support layer, and a second conductive layer formed in the first conductive layer and filling the trench.
An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate, in which a support layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a trench is formed in the support layer; a filling layer, in which the filling layer fills a portion of the trench, and a void is formed in the filling layer; and a plug formed in the trench and at least partially extending into the void.
100: semiconductor device; 1: semiconductor substrate; 11: base; 12: silicon oxide layer; 13: support layer; 14: trench; 15: contact hole; 2: filling layer; 21: void; 3: silicon nitride material layer; 31: plug; 4: adhesion layer; 5: wire connection structure; 51: first conductive layer; 52: second conductive layer; 6: bit line structure; 61: first bit line layer; 62: second bit line layer; 7: oxide layer.
As the process scales down, the higher the depth-to-width ratio of the bit line, it is more likely that a void is formed in polycrystalline silicon, thereby greatly increasing the resistance value of the wire. In order to eliminate the influence of the void, a deposition-etching-deposition method is usually used to reduce the influence of the void. However, when a polycrystalline silicon layer is etched, the void is etched, and the etching solution and the etching gas enter the void, so that the polycrystalline silicon layer at the void is etched faster, and a V-shaped interface is formed on a surface of a filling layer. The V-shaped interface may form a large-area natural silicon oxide surface, so that the conductivity of the semiconductor device is greatly affected.
A method for preparing a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below in combination with the accompanying drawings.
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The material of the base 11 may be silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), silicon germanium (GeSi) or silicon carbide (SiC); or may be a Silicon On Insulator (SOI), a Germanium On Insulator (GOI); or may be other materials, e.g. III-V group compounds such as gallium arsenide. The support layer 13 may be a nitride layer, e.g. a silicon nitride layer.
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Since the trench 14 has a certain depth, a void 21 is easily formed in the filling layer 2 during deposition. The formation of the void 21 greatly increases the resistance value of the wire of the semiconductor device 100. It is therefore necessary to eliminate or reduce the void 21 to reduce the resistance value of the wire of the semiconductor device 100. In some embodiments, before depositing the filling layer 2, a seed layer may be formed firstly, and then the filling layer 2 is deposited. The seed layer is dense and has small grains. In this way, when the filling layer 2 is formed by stepwise covering, the formation of the void 21 is reduced.
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When the portion of the side wall of the trench 14 is removed, wet etching may be adopted. For example, an etching chemical solution, which can etch the support layer 13 and selectively etch the filling layer 2, can be adopted, such as hydrofluoric acid, phosphoric acid, or a mixture thereof. For example, if the material of the support layer 13 is nitride, and the material of the filling layer 2 is polycrystalline silicon, the etching solution for wet etching can etch the nitride. Meanwhile, the etching solution can selectively etch the polycrystalline silicon material, and the etching rate for the polycrystalline silicon material is relatively low.
A method for forming the plug 31 will be described below with reference to
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The adhesion layer 4 can adhere to the first conductive layer 51 and the filling layer 2 to improve the structural stability. Moreover, the adhesion layer 4 also has a good conductive effect to reduce the resistance and reactance of the wire connection structure 5. In some embodiments, the material of the adhesion layer 4 may be metal silicide. For example, the material of the adhesion layer 4 may be cobalt silicide or nickel silicide, etc.
A method for forming the wire connection structure 5 will be described below with reference to
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The semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The semiconductor substrate 1 may include a base 11, a silicon oxide layer 12, and a support layer 13 formed on a surface of the silicon oxide layer 12. A trench 14 is formed in the support layer 13 by patterning. The trench 14 exposes a surface of the base 11. The filling layer 2 is formed in the trench 14. The filling layer 2 fills a portion of the trench 14. A thickness a of the filling layer 2 and a depth b of the trench 14 satisfy: ⅓b≤a≤½b. That is, a height of the filling layer 2 may be one-third to one-half of a depth of the trench 14.
The adhesion layer 4 is formed on the surface of the filling layer 2 and arranged in the trench 14. The first conductive layer 51 is formed on the surface of the adhesion layer 4, the side wall of the trench 14, and the surface of the support layer 13. The second conductive layer 52 is formed in the first conductive layer 51 and fills the trench 14. The adhesion layer 4 can adhere to the first conductive layer 51 and the filling layer 2 to improve the structural stability. Moreover, the adhesion layer 4 also has a good conductive effect to reduce the resistance and reactance of the wire connection structure 5. In some embodiments, the material of the adhesion layer 4 may be metal silicide. For example, the material of the adhesion layer 4 may be cobalt silicide or nickel silicide, etc. The material of the support layer 13 may be silicon nitride. The material of the filling layer 2 may be polycrystalline silicon. The material of the first conductive layer 51 may be titanium nitride, and the material of the second conductive layer 52 may be a metal tungsten material.
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An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a semiconductor device 100. As shown in
The semiconductor substrate 1 may include a base 11, a silicon oxide layer 12, and a support layer 13 formed on a surface of the silicon oxide layer 12. A trench 14 is formed in the support layer 13 by patterning. The trench 14 exposes a surface of the base 11. The filling layer 2 is formed in the trench 14. The filling layer 2 fills a portion of the trench 14.
The plug 31 is formed in the trench 14 and at least partially extends into a void 21, so that the void 21 can be plugged through the plug 31. When the filling layer 2 is subsequently etched, the etching solution or gas can be prevented from entering the void 21, so that the influence on the performance of the semiconductor device 100 caused by subsequently forming a V-shaped interface on the surface of the filling layer 2 can be avoided.
A depth h of the plug 31 in the void 21 and a depth H of the void 21 satisfy: ⅔H≤h≤¾H. That is, in this case, a height of the plug 31 in the void 21 is two-thirds to three-quarters of a total height of the void 21. Thus, when the plug 31 is deposited, the plug 31 can fill a portion of the void 21, so as to plug an opening of the void 21. When the filling layer 2 is subsequently etched to form a contact hole 15 where a wire connection structure 5 is deposited, it can be ensured that the void 21 is prevented from being exposed to cause the etching solution or gas to enter the void 21 before the filling layer 2 is etched to a target depth, so that the reduction of the performance of the semiconductor device 100 caused by the formation of a V-shaped interface can be avoided.
The embodiments of the present disclosure have the following advantages. The plug is formed in the trench and at least partially extends into the void, so that the void can be plugged through the plug. When the filling layer is subsequently etched, the etching solution or gas can be avoided from entering the void, and the influence on the performance of the semiconductor device caused by subsequently forming the V-shaped interface on the surface of the filling layer can be avoided.
The foregoing descriptions are merely some implementations of the present disclosure. It should be pointed out that a person of ordinary skill in the art may make several improvements and refinements without departing from the principle of the present disclosure, and the improvements and refinements shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
Chen, Meng-Cheng, Lu, Jingwen, Hung, Hai-Han
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